Gentlemen,

As always, interesting and thoughtful comments which leave me still scratching my head.

I'll cop to being a slow learner.

I really wonder about using that 28h for myself. I'm certainly going to do a bit of looking for a set of rims (thanks for the first link above).

The 32h is certainly an option. I don't fear that on the front. And it's an interesting comment about how matching sets are either overbuilt for front or underbuilt for rear. That makes sense, but I'd never considered it before.

I think the Mavic is the sexiest looking of the hubs. They didn't make a match to that one for 126 rear ends. I won't be spreading my frames, as my 126m bikes have already been spread from 120 or even smaller (the 1959 Hilton Wrigley was 118, at most).

So, the hunt for rims probably will give me time to keep thinking. I don't run tires much smaller than 28mm anymore, so that also means rims a bit chubbier than the usual road fare.

All in all, my thanks for the solid food for thought.

Cheers!